AN: Hot damn! Two updates in two weeks! Yes, two different fics, but three stories, writing on rotation, yada, yada. I'm calling this an excellent start! And Flames has always been one of the easiest fics to actually write. Probably because I don't hold it to super stringent quality standards but also probably because the tone is just more casual? I dunno, whatever. Updates are flowing again. Rejoice and be merry!

I leaned forward in my hotel chair which was set between Obi-Wan and Delia's chair. Anakin had chosen to sit on his Master's open side.

"Alright, R3, start up the recording."

Her head spun and she gave a little whistle forgoing actual words before the little light by her camera lit up.

"Hello again, this is going to be something… different. I know you all want more training with the Force, but this is going to be important. I have for you a recording made by Grand Master Yoda of the Jedi Order."

I kept my tone as neutral as I could manage.

"Those of you who were paying attention will recall that I have some tag alongs from the Jedi temple shadowing me to make sure I'm not deliberately turning all of you into some sort of neo-Sith movement."

And oh, wasn't it going to be an awful day when some idiot got it into their head to do just that in spite of what I was teaching?

"Well, I offered Knight Kenobi a chance to record a video about the Jedi order a few weeks back. Mostly as a way to get him to stop nagging me, but also because you deserve to hear about the Jedi Order from someone who isn't biased against them."

I rolled one shoulder in a nervous twitch. Force how I hated what I was about to say.

"I'm invested in teaching as many people as possible about the Force. But I'm not starting up some kind of galactic Force sect for non Jedi. I don't have the patience to organize or run something like that. I'm sure some of you will follow my lead and just be yourselves, plus the Force. I also have no doubt others will form groups. Maybe just clubs or study groups, but just as likely some of you will end up founding your own organizations. If that's going to happen you deserve to know how different groups of Force adepts are run. What they do, how they do things, what they believe, their practices and rules. To that end, I'll be trying to bring you videos from various Force sects explaining themselves to you. Given how secretive most groups are I doubt I'll be able to get many, but I'll do what I can. You all deserve to make informed decisions."

"I haven't actually watched this video yet, so I have no idea what exactly this will cover. But while I could easily toss out Obi-Wan's rambling about the danger of the Dark Side of the Force… Dismissing a contribution by the Grand Master of the Jedi Order isn't something I can do casually. So, my crew and I are going to watch it now, with all of you, live. We will not be commenting on it as it plays, and despite Delia's protests on your behalf we will not be answering any comments from the stream. She has convinced me to do a Q and A video sometime soon though, so you can all look forward to that. There is a link you can follow to submit your questions, and she will somehow sort them to determine what questions we will be answering."

"Anyone got anything else to add?" I glanced right and left.

"Hi, Mom! Hi, Dad!" Delia waved at the camera.

I palmed my face and turned to the Jedi. Obi-Wan's smile might have looked serene at first glance, but I'd spent weeks with the man. That was as close as he ever got to looking smug.

"R3, play the recording."

"Yes, boss!"

There was a momentary delay and then R3 projected a miniature Yoda into the air in front of us.

"Mmm, Grand Master Yoda of the Jedi order, I am."

The little green Master with kind eyes spoke with calm dignity. It dragged up long buried memories of lectures in the temple. Memories of days when the temple was home and the order was my family. Memories of when I still believed in the Jedi and their code.

"Like this I do not." He waved his stick across his chest. "Condense the Jedi order into a handful of minutes. Feh, trite this will be, incomplete. There is too much history. Too much meaning and purpose. But quickly shifting the galaxy is. Already the first ripple of change, felt in the Force it can be. If, one listens closely."

Yoda shifted leaning back on his cushion.

"Hmm, distant, and small. Like pebbles tossed into a flowing stream. But this is only the beginning. And this recording will lend credibility. Even faster, the Captain's lessons will spread. But the Jedi cannot ignore this, cannot hide from it. A decade, a century, change is coming. Ready, we must be."

He closed his eyes and gathered his thoughts.

"I have trained Jedi for centuries and followed the will of the Force for longer still. Never has there been call for such haste, for such change." He tapped the floor with his stick emphasizing the point. "The council debates, and we are unsure how to proceed. But if I can ease the change, guide some of those who would seek to learn of the Force. Perhaps they might come to us with the answers we need in this changing galaxy, mm?

He smiled gently at us.

"If you wish to know of the Jedi Order, then you must know our code. There is no emotion, there is peace. There is no ignorance, there is knowledge. There is no passion, there is serenity. There is no chaos, there is harmony. There is no death, there is the Force."

I closed my eyes and breathed. Even after all this time. Even though I had rejected the code. I still felt a pang at hearing it recited by someone who clearly believed in it so fully.

If I were someone else... If I had less curiosity, less wanderlust, hell, less regular lust… It could have been a good life. But I'd made my choice, and what ifs were pointless now. I was content with my life before the videos. Now I was shaking the galaxy from the core to the rim with just the sound of my voice. I had a life worth living.

"Within us all there is darkness. By following the code and through training and meditation we learn to conquer this darkness. We starve off that which might give it entry, and thus deny it any power over us."

"Attachments give entry to greed, jealousy, and a fear of loss. From these emotions anger, aggression, and hate may take root. Material things? Feh, a Jedi has no need for such things. Attachments to others, even more dangerous, they are. The Captain himself has given an example of such, has he not? Hmm? Easily twisted emotions may be. Always, we must guard against them. A fallen Jedi is no small threat."

Yoda frowned out at the audience before relaxing again.

"To see the will of the Force clearly, at peace you must be. Calm, rational, serene. In such a state a Jedi is at their strongest, most attuned to the will of the Force. Only in such a state can we deny the Darkness and be what the Force needs us to be. We stand as we have always stood, for the peace of the galaxy. As negotiators and defenders. It is our duty and our honor to help maintain peace."

"The last line of the code; There is no death, there is the Force... It is the nature of all life to one day die. The Jedi accept this, know it to be true. Many young Knights and Masters I have outlived." Yoda's ears drooped and the ancient Master was visibly saddened at the thought. "But each has rejoined the Force and one day I too shall join it, and them. This is the nature of all life. To fight against it is folly. To deny it is to court the fall."

The Master sat quietly for a moment before snorting and taping his stick on the ground before himself.

"Condense a life study of philosophy to a handful of minutes. Right, I was, trite it sounds. Incomplete, it is. But it is the bones of the Jedi Order. The basis for all we are and all we must be. Whatever might change, these must remain. For it is the core of the Jedi Order. The basis for all that we stand for."

"The Council debates. Change is in our future I have no doubt. Perhaps some of those watching and learning will one day be welcomed into our ranks. Perhaps a new branch of the Jedi you will form. Always in motion, the future is. More so now than ever before in my life."

"I caution all who see this to follow the Jedi code. To turn away the darkness and conquer what shadows may reside in your own hearts and minds. Seek peace and knowledge instead of power. I fear what failing to do so might mean for you as individuals, and for the galaxy as a whole."

Master Yoda inclined his head in a fractional bow.

"May the Force be with you."

The hologram flickered out. I closed my eyes and leaned back in my chair.

"What do you think, Obi-Wan?" I didn't bother to open my eyes or look his way.

"I think, I think Master Yoda chose the correct topic to cover, if the point was to give people insight into the Jedi order… Though I do believe he was right. Such a short video doesn't give time to fully explore the philosophy behind the code."

I nodded but still didn't open my eyes.

"Anakin?"

"I think… I think Master Yoda did a good job of explaining the basics really quickly. But it isn't really the same as having weeks to meditate on and discuss it all."

"What about you Delia?" I finally opened my eyes to glance over at my student.

"... I don't think I like the Jedi code."

"Oh?" I cocked an eyebrow.

"I don't like what he said about attachments... I love my parents. Saying I shouldn't feel that is just... It's wrong. I know grief can mess people up, but that doesn't… that doesn't…" She growled and stood up and started to pace.

In spite of everything a little grin tugged at the corner of my lips. From the mouths of emotional teens. Eh, that doesn't quite roll off the tongue right, does it?

"I mean where does he get off! If I'm not supposed to love my parents, are they not supposed to love me?! They're my parent's! Of course they're supposed to love me! All parents should love their kids! And I want to date people! Sure, I'm going to be bouncing around a lot so I can't get really attached, but that doesn't mean I shouldn't care about them! If I can't do at least that much I'll never get a serious relationship!"

I started to snicker a bit at the absolutely stunned look on Obi-Wan's face.

"And what the kriff is that nonsense about not needing stuff?! I need my computer to do my thing! And without the ship we couldn't run deliveries! And most people need a kriffing house to live in!"

I couldn't help it, I started laughing full out.

"What the heck are you laughing about?! This is serious?!"

"I know!" I damn near cackled. "I know! Remember? I left the Order for a reason!" I chortled. "I played that video terrified Yoda was about to win over the whole galaxy to the Jedi way of thinking and here you are." I waved at Delia and grinned. "Normal upbring, plenty of untapped potential, and a drive to learn everything you can. The Grand Master of the Jedi Order just gave a lecture on how the largest and most well respected group of Force adepts in the galaxy operates… and here you are outraged!"

I grinned up at the now confused teen.

"I'm sure he's won over some people, but your reaction? If the rest of the galaxy reacts even half as strongly, then that?" I waved at the space Yoda's hologram had just vacated. "That was a mistake. And I'm going to capitalize on it! Oh, how I'm going to capitalize on it!"

I turned to face R3 and the still recording camera.

"You all just wait, I've got a bit of time on my hands, and the perfect person to talk to for an alternate point of view. Remember to send Delia your questions and I'll see about getting a response video done soon, but you just wait! I've got an old friend and his fiancé to hit up for another video like this one! I think you'll all like what they have to say. Cut the feed R3! I've got a call to make!"

I moved out of the hotel room heading outside already looking up Kalle's number. I needed to move. Needed to burn off some of the energy I was feeling. I could work with this. I was going to make the Jedi council work for every single convert. Thankfully Kalle answered on the third ring.

"Kalle? It's John. Listen, Yoda's video just went up, and so did Delia's reaction to it. He messed up, and you and I are going to make the Corelian order look so much better by comparison! All you have to do is be honest!"

"Do I even want to know?"

"Just grab Corinna and watch it as soon as you can! The two of you are going to change the galaxy!"

"I know that tone. It's the same tone you had when you locked Corinna and I in a hotel room for three hours."

"And now you're engaged! You're welcome! This? Well, it won't be as good for you personally, but it's going to be bigger!"

"Force preserve me, I'm friends with a mad man. I'll get back to you soon John."

"Sooner the better!" I called out just before he hung up.

I grinned as I exited the hotel, looking at the sky I basked in the feel of sunshine warming my face and the quiet thrumming excitement emanating from the Force. This? This was going to be amazing!

AN: After some complaints I've added this authors note. If you love Yoda and don't like how I've portrayed him, or any other Jedi... I always try to write my characters as people before anything else. That means they have flaws, and blind spots, and just are not perfect in general. Yoda and the other Jedi mean well, they are not evil, or stupid, or cruel. But to them John waltzed into their lives and flipped the galaxy on its head. They are trying to adapt, but this is not a situation they were prepared for, and they are not going to just waltz through it.